Quick
File
Toolbar Menus
The toolbar menus at the top of the screen display command buttons of the most commonly used functions of the
Aptus
®
. The toolbar menus consists of four main menus: Quick (for quick launch of functions), File (for le backup,
restoring and loading), View, and Connection.
Setup: enters Setup mode.
Restart: exits Setup mode and restarts the antenna.
Reboot: reboots the antenna.
Get Ant. Info: obtains the information stored in the antenna
Save Satellite: saves the current bow offset only if the antenna is tracking onto
the satellite. The satellite acquisition time can be reduced signicantly after the
antenna is restarted.
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Backup: backups the antenna information to BDT or PC.
- Select ‘To BDT’ to backup the antenna information to BDT.
The backup le (le format: *.ibf) will be stored on the BDT.
- Select ‘To PC’ to backup the antenna information to a PC.
The backup les (le format: *.rpt and *.ibf) will be generated
on the PC.
Restore: restores the antenna by using the stored information in
BDT or PC.
- Select ‘From BDT’ to restore the antenna by using the stored
information in BDT.
- Select ‘From PC’ to restore the antenna by using the stored
information in PC (le format: *.ibf).
NOTE: Both *.rpt and *.ibf les contain antenna information. However, while *.ibf le can
be used for restoring antenna information, *.rpt le is stored as plain-text for viewing
purpose only. Users can open the *.rpt using text editors such as notepad software.
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